Visions: Stories And Photographs
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and intact. No stickers or price tags visible.
A striking fusion of literary fiction and visual art, Visions: Stories and Photographs presents the rare dual genius of Leonid Andreyev — one of Russia's most celebrated early twentieth-century writers — as both storyteller and photographer. Edited and introduced by Olga Andreyev Carlisle, the collection showcases Andreyev's haunting, psychologically intense short stories alongside his personal photographs, offering an intimate window into the mind of a literary master. Known for his brooding, expressionistic style, Andreyev crafts narratives that probe the darker recesses of the human condition — mortality, despair, and existential dread — with unflinching clarity. Together, the stories and images create a richly layered portrait of pre-revolutionary Russia and the turbulent inner world of its author, making this volume an essential artifact of Russian modernist culture.
Author: Leonid Andreyev
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and intact. No stickers or price tags visible.
A striking fusion of literary fiction and visual art, Visions: Stories and Photographs presents the rare dual genius of Leonid Andreyev — one of Russia's most celebrated early twentieth-century writers — as both storyteller and photographer. Edited and introduced by Olga Andreyev Carlisle, the collection showcases Andreyev's haunting, psychologically intense short stories alongside his personal photographs, offering an intimate window into the mind of a literary master. Known for his brooding, expressionistic style, Andreyev crafts narratives that probe the darker recesses of the human condition — mortality, despair, and existential dread — with unflinching clarity. Together, the stories and images create a richly layered portrait of pre-revolutionary Russia and the turbulent inner world of its author, making this volume an essential artifact of Russian modernist culture.